Jules Verne
Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French author of adventure novels, including Around the World in Eighty Days, and a founder of modern science fiction.
- Lived
- 1828–1905
- Nationality
- French
Jules Verne was a French novelist who produced the series Voyages extraordinaires, more than fifty novels combining adventure with the science and technology of his time.
His best-known works include Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and Around the World in Eighty Days. He is often counted, with H. G. Wells, as a founder of science fiction.